1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRENADA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 211 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 002 99 726 Average size of farm .......acres.. 431 470 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 560 232 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 757 514 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 401 42 634 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 177 187 acres.. 45 247 46 400 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 136 152 acres.. 31 393 31 530 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 2 702 1 507 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 703 14 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 985 69 156 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 143 6 338 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 560 8 323 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 12 $100,000 or more .................... 18 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 268 12 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 444 59 492 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 107 Other ............................... 124 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 102 200 days or more ................... 98 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 132 number.. 14 007 12 968 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 125 number.. (D) 6 717 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 127 number.. 6 624 9 039 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 1 072 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 18 acres.. 3 540 1 196 bushels.. 329 232 123 486 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 136 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 921 bushels.. (D) 39 570 Rice..........................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 1 470 992 cwt.. 88 640 50 868 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 44 acres.. 7 452 10 454 bales.. 11 178 13 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 31 acres.. 9 917 11 107 bushels.. 220 643 299 920 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 108 109 acres.. 7 189 7 018 tons, dry.. 17 203 15 316 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.